piileskellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
• skulk noun A group of foxes.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

piileskellä is used for these senses in English:

• abscond (intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
• in hiding Remaining hidden (typically of a person).
• lie doggo (intransitive, slang) To lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection; also (by extension) , to stay hidden by being discreet and not drawing attention; to keep a low profile, to lie low.
• lie low (intransitive, idiomatic) To conceal oneself; to remain hidden.
• skulk To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
• sneak (transitive, dated) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

skulk — full definition

1. noun A group of foxes.
2. noun A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).
3. noun The act of skulking.
4. noun The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.

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